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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Revelation 22 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/revelation/22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/revelation/22-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Revelation 22</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../revelation/21.htm" title="Revelation 21">◄</a> Revelation 22 <a href="../genesis/1.htm" title="Genesis 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/revelation/22.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">Eden Restored</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.</p> <p class="sectionhead">John and the Angel</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”</p> <div class="minorsection"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="red">“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”</span></p></div> <div class="minorsection"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”</p></div> <p class="sectionhead">Epilogue: Invitation and Warning</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="red">“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="red">I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.</span></p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="red">“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="red">Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.</span></p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="red">“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The Greek is plural.">a</a></sup></span> this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”</span></p> <div class="minorsection"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He who testifies to these things says, <span class="red">“Yes, I am coming soon.”</span></p><p class="reg">Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotebot">The Greek is plural.</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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